worst wipers ever

[heyhoitsjoe]

Ok so I'm sorry if I'm covering old ground but I've searched the forum and can't find an answer.  Recently bought a mk5 and I'm more than happy with it, except for the fact that the wipers are the most irritating things in the world! When I put them on the intermittent setting they have a mind of their own. Sometimes they do nothing at all and sometimes they're off like stink, practically wearing the screen out! After reading a few items some people are saying this setting is not an intermittent setting but is actually an auto setting and the adjustment switch is just a sensitivity setting, is this correct? If it is the case then vw have failed miserably in my opinion. Is there a way of disabling the auto wipers and just having normal intermittent wipers?

[J400uk]

Yeah that will be the 'Auto' wipers in action which do unfortunately replace the intermittent mode on these. Mine are terrible too and have a mind of there own. I remember having a Mk5 when it was new and they worked ok so it seems to be something that deteriorates as the car gets older.

[Viking]

Mine work fine, but then again I haven't had the windscreen replaced which seems to upset them. 

[dansmith180]

I've always thought mine were terrible, they're ok in heavier rain but if it's light rain they're useless.

[MSD]

I still haven't figured mine out 

[OSB]

I like mine! They are not quite as good as they were - post new windscreen - but still good.
Apparently you can get a replacement genuine 'sticking patch' from VW if required. Replacing the windscreen with non OEM parts causes the problems.
They can be disabled and made manual only - there is a post on here somewhere about how to do it.

[heyhoitsjoe]

Glad to hear it's not just me then, I'll have to keep looking for that post that tells you how to change them to manual.

[Andy]

mine work fine

[th3_f15t]

Just about to replace my windscreen, handy little read this thread!

[DDM]

mine work fine

how do you know, that car has never seen the rain.

[heyhoitsjoe]

mine work fine

how do you know, that car has never seen the rain.

It wouldn't matter, they still run at full speed with no rain lol

[Sickness]

Mine work fine, if they seem to go a bit fast for the amount of rain there is i just turn down the sensitivity a notch

[heyhoitsjoe]

Litteraly even with it on lowest setting it does one wipe then waits a couple of seconds then just puts them on full speed

[SurreyED30]

I know it's off the subject kind of but what wipers are people using these days, PIAA? Bosch?

[J400uk]

Valeos seem pretty good, not really much between them and Bosch in my experience. Haven't tried PIAA.